Apparatus for making chocolate articles, particularly shells for chocolate hollow articles

摘要

Chocolate items, esp. hollow shells are mfd. by metering chocolate into a mould cavity (2), immersing a punch (3) in the chocolate and moving mould (1) and punch (3) synchronously for a dwell period, which exceeds machine cycle time, before removing the punch. Process appts. comprises a conveyor for moulds (1) with one or more cavities (2) and a carrier (4) with a corresponding number of punches (3). The mould conveyor and punch carrier (4) are synchronised over a length of the machine allowing opposing cavities (2) and punches (3) to form integral units. An additional form of the appts has a rotating star-shaped punch carrier in path of the moulds. Punches move around a circular path over part of which punches and cavities are integrated.